Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue - Governor Perdue Announces 131 New Master Teachers in Georgia

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Governor Perdue Announces 131 New Master Teachers in Georgia

Friday, June 25, 2010

Contact: Office of Communications 404-651-7774

ATLANTA – Governor Sonny Perdue today announced the names of 131 teachers who have earned the “Master Teacher” certification this year, a designation based on appreciable gains in student achievement.

“There are now 599 Master Teachers in Georgia who have demonstrated their expertise in helping our children achieve at higher levels,” said Governor Perdue. “They are masters at inspiring students to learn, and I am proud to recognize their tireless efforts and collective success in improving student achievement.”

Georgia’s Master Teacher Certification Program was championed by Governor Perdue during the 2005 legislation session and is coordinated by the Georgia Professional Standards Commission (PSC). It provides statewide recognition to certified public school teachers in Georgia who have at least three years of teaching experience and who consistently demonstrate instructional excellence through student achievement.

Master Teachers are eligible to automatically renew their teaching certificates as long as they continue to qualify for Master Teacher status.

“The Georgia Professional Standards Commission is proud to administer the Master Teacher certification program.” said Kelly Henson, Executive Secretary of the PSC. “We congratulate these teachers for their dedication and consistent leadership.”

For more information on the Master Teacher program, please visit http://www.gamasterteachers.org or send an email to MasterTeachers@gapsc.com.

Below are the names of those teachers who have earned the “Master Teacher” Certification in 2010:

Name	System
Wendy C. Baker	Atlanta Public Schools
Emily Taylor Boatright	Atlanta Public Schools
TaiShara Marissa Twyman	Atlanta Public Schools
Endia Way	Atlanta Public Schools
Terri June Griffin	Berrien County
Olena Stadnik	Bibb County
Lisa Nevil Crowe	Bulloch County
Patia Crump Rountree	Bulloch County
Tracey Simons	Bulloch County
Susan Rauscher Cerny	Camden County
Cindy S. Daenzer	Camden County
Zoe O'Quinn Evans	Carroll County
Scarlett L. Gilland	Carroll County
Melissa Elizabeth Christensen	Cherokee County
Natasha Patrice Diaz	Cherokee County
April London Fluellen	Clayton County
Mekia D. Henderson	Clayton County
Shontel Rozanta Howell	Clayton County
Tracey A. Lawrence	Clayton County
Cheri M. Snelson	Clayton County
Cynthia L. Burkett	Cobb County
John Christopher Canter	Cobb County
Robbin B. Hill	Cobb County
Ilene S. Smith	Cobb County
Geoffrey Miles Thoroughman	Cobb County
Brook Allen Andrews	Columbia County
Ellen Carr Hickey	Columbia County
Kimberly A. Wahus	Columbia County
Peggy Fulghum	Cook County
Kimberly Paige Galt	Coweta County
Walter Robert Harris	DeKalb County
Susan Cerese Jacobs	DeKalb County
Janet Whitlow Kennedy	DeKalb County
Ellen L. Lange	DeKalb County
Deborah Denise Vollmer	DeKalb County
Jan Easterwood	Douglas County
Grant Fossum	Douglas County
Carla L. Dean	Effingham County
Latoya M. Jefferson	Effingham County
Martha Regan Smith	Effingham County
Debra J. Winans	Effingham County
Sandy Duncan Adams	Elbert County
Karen Nicole Allen	Fulton County
Anna E. Banks	Fulton County
Ellen M. Cargill	Fulton County
Theresa Cupta	Fulton County
Kim Delbridge	Fulton County
Meredith Desrosiers	Fulton County
Mary Farr	Fulton County
K. Keith Gravitt	Fulton County
Latrice Green	Fulton County
Sarah Hackler	Fulton County
Meredith Hall	Fulton County
Mary Ann Hughes	Fulton County
Stephanie Nita-Michelle Immel	Fulton County
Karen S. Jenkins	Fulton County
Edward A. Kaiser	Fulton County
Nora C. Manganelli	Fulton County
Kathleen McCaffrey	Fulton County
Nicole McNeal	Fulton County
Emily Melton	Fulton County
Sabrina E. Rabsatt	Fulton County
Allison M. Rivenbark	Fulton County
Laura Sanborn	Fulton County
Lindsay Brooke Scharfstein	Fulton County
Robert A. Swanson	Fulton County
Stacie R. Thompson	Fulton County
Valerie H. Zenus	Fulton County
Kristin Marie Cowart	Glynn County
Teresa Allen Bitterman	Gwinnett County
Lori H. Bowen	Gwinnett County
Patricia Ferguson Burgess	Gwinnett County
Carolyn Sutton Cremer	Gwinnett County
Dana L. Griffith	Gwinnett County
Angela Guthrie	Gwinnett County
Helon L. Hogan	Gwinnett County
Sally A. Hollyfield	Gwinnett County
Suzanne Dillard Hood	Gwinnett County
Susan Elyse Hyzer	Gwinnett County
Linda Holloway LaPerre	Gwinnett County
Christine Ann Loughman	Gwinnett County
Jessica Marshall	Gwinnett County
James William Mozley	Gwinnett County
Janice Willis Parker	Gwinnett County
Shannon Sesco Penick	Gwinnett County
Kelly Ann Sloan	Gwinnett County
Rori Smith	Gwinnett County
Marian Joiner Stalvey	Gwinnett County
Brittney Ellis Smith	Haralson County
Cynthia Darlyn Davis	Houston County
Brandy Farrell	Houston County
Jennifer Adams Hall	Houston County
Georgia Arlene Hart	Houston County
Kimessia Nickole Hughes	Houston County
Carla Jean Roberts	Houston County
Robin Sadler Way	Houston County
LaKeitha Miller Weston	Houston County
Stephanie Smith Wilson	Houston County
Pamela Kelley Edge	Jasper County
Lonnie Eugene Ledger	Jefferson County
Amy Purser Lundy	Jones County
Jestine W. Evans	Laurens County
Kimberly B. Boucher	Liberty County
Jewelene Marie Hunter	Liberty County
Melinda Joy Kennedy	Liberty County
Irma Clark Sayyah	Marietta City
Rebecca Deniece Goss	Murray County
Lisa Robin Gribble	Murray County
P. Dustin Strickland	Murray County
Cindy Applegate	Muscogee County
Tiffany R. Harris	Muscogee County
Tracy Howard Croom	Newton County
Linda P. Hendren	Oconee County
Jolaine V. Whitehead	Oconee County
Sandra Lorraine Mitchell	Paulding County
Mary Jean McKenzie Banter	Peach County
Cynthia E. Swisher	Pickens County
Jessica Briscoe	Pierce County
Emily Music Crosby	Pierce County
Pamela Jean Culver	Pierce County
Amanda G. Lankford	Pierce County
Margaret Ruth McLoon	Pierce County
Brandi Walker Metts	Pierce County
Amy Spivey Mealing	Richmond County
Eve Seawright	Social Circle City
Laura Elaine Gerlach	Sumter County
Amanda H. Woodell	Thomas County
Brian James Beaty	Thomasville City
Candice Michele Bly	Walton County
Tyler Austin Bennett	Ware County
Susan Lynn Williams	Ware County

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